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AUSTIN, Texas-- Oct. 31, 2008-- The 2008 published works of LBJ faculty authors will be showcased at this year’s Texas Book Festival in a special LBJ School author’s exhibit. Hours of exhibition will be Saturday, Nov. 1, 10:00 – 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 2, 11:00-4:30 p.m. The LBJ School exhibit will be on 11th Street, next to the tented exhibits. (a complete listing of authors appears below)

In addition to the Texas Book Festival showcase, “Between Covers: An Annual Celebration of LBJ Faculty Authors” recognized faculty with books or documentaries that debuted this year in a special event this past Thursday, Oct. 28, in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library Brown Room.

The LBJ faculty members celebrated this year include:

Books

Professor Jacqueline L. Angel for Inheritance in Contemporary America: The Social Dimensions of Giving across Generations;

Professor Laurence E. Lynn for Public Management: A Three-Dimensional Approach;

Professor Ray Marshall for The Case for Collaborative School Reform: The Toledo Experience;

Dean James B. Steinberg for Difficult Transitions: Foreign Policy Troubles at the Outset of Presidential Power;

Professors Robert H. Wilson, Peter M. Ward, and Victoria E. Rodriguez for Governance in the Americas: Decentralization, Democracy and Subnational Government in Brazil, Mexico and the United States.

In addition to book authors, two faculty members were also showcased for their work on recent documentaries – Professor Paul Stekler for his work as co-producer for the The Choice 2008, which aired on the PBS series Frontline, and Professor David Eaton for his work as co-producer on the documentary, Agua for Life.